Researchers are using black hole “shadow” images to test whether Einstein’s relativity remains unshakable. With ...

Gov. Josh Green is pledging to help “promptly” establish a procedure to permit construction of a controversial telescope atop Mauna Kea on a site previously developed for observatory use.

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman will remain open and fully staffed while it is listed for sale, the ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search ...

Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of black holes ...

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

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U.S. officials continue monitoring interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS despite the government shutdown, with NASA coordinating updates and congressional discussions on new data and upcoming observations.

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS isn’t hiding from view; it has been coming from behind the Sun, making it hard for ground-based telescopes to track. That’s why we haven’t seen much of it yet. So no, this doesn’t mean ...

Construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope stalled at a different site on Mauna Kea in 2019 amid protests. Opponents said the ...

In the communications, NASA managers wrote that equipment not moved in time — including one-of-a-kind hardware — could be thrown away or donated. In a statement, a NASA spokesperson said the building ...